{"title": "Jubiläums-Veranstaltung: 25 Jahre Drug Checking in Zürich", "start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-21T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/public-health", "society/drug-policy"], "description": "An anniversary event marking 25 years of drug checking in Zurich. It is organised by the Drug Information Centre (DIZ Zurich), which carried out the first drug checking there 25 years ago. Experts from science and research as well as DIZ staff shed light on the importance of drug checking for monitoring, public health, and early detection and early intervention. Participation is only possible with registration by 15.11.2026; from 7 pm the speakers invite guests to an apéro.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/jubilaums-veranstaltung-25-jahre-drug-checking-in-zurich-40708/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/102621cabfdaaafd2d3715c7aeb6ab114fb26a999ef795be322229f26863f374-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-21T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "25 Jahre Drug Checking in Zürich - Jubiläum Drogeninformationszentrum (DIZ)", "start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/public-health", "society/drug-policy"], "description": "A professional event marking 25 years of drug checking in Zürich, where it took place for the first time. The anniversary event is organised by the Drug Information Centre (DIZ) Zürich together with the Substanzen Festival. Experts from science and research as well as DIZ staff will look at drug checking from various perspectives: monitoring the drug market, public health, early detection and early intervention, and its relevance for groups such as people with sexualised substance use, people in public spaces and anabolic steroid users. An apéro follows the talks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/25-jahre-drug-checking-in-zurich-jubilaum-drogeninformations-116475/", "official_url": "https://substanzen-festival.ch/programm/25-jahre-drug-checking-zuerich", "image": "https://noky.io/images/165ef47d8a436c11419373c4f6577f57437ae8d8519b6876ad9614ae516c82dc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "20 Jahre Checkpoint", "start": "2026-11-21T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-22T08:00:00+01:00", "place": "Kraftwerk", "address": "Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "party-club", "tags": ["community/lgbtq", "music/electronic", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "An anniversary celebration marking 20 years of Checkpoint Zürich, together with Frühstück. It is organised by Checkpoint Zürich; from 2 pm there are workshops and inputs, from 6 pm a networking apéro, and from 10 pm a party with queer DJs and performances. The party night is hosted by Checkpoint Zürich and Frühstück in collaboration with the labels TEA, Explicit, Pit, Heldenbar, DudesChat and Cranberry. All ticket proceeds go to the Checkpoint and support its work for the community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/20-jahre-checkpoint-78268/", "official_url": "https://www.cpzh.ch/fest/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d749638086689980096ed5974ee255950e4b54db5ce1e960c65834935b2dd571-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Check Your Balls Day - Free Testicular Cancer Screening in Zurich", "start": "2026-11-14T09:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Helvetiaplatz", "address": "", "price": "Free; all examinations, informational materials, hot drinks, and snacks are free for all visitors.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/health"], "description": "Check Your Balls Day offers free testicular cancer screenings on Helvetiaplatz in Zurich. It is organized by the Swiss nonprofit Having a Ball – Joseph Barnes Association for the Prevention of Testicular Cancer, founded in 2023 in memory of Joseph Barnes, who died of testicular cancer in 2022. Experienced urologists from the University Hospital of Zurich carry out the discreet examinations in a heated tent. Visitors also get information on self-exams, one-on-one conversations with the team, and free hot drinks and snacks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/check-your-balls-day-free-testicular-cancer-screening-in-zur-135094/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bfa12b2dda3fb5476f01d555aaf4f8678f1c3b28a4bff4d9fd75579b5f5860e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Eröffnung", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/drugs/psychedelics"], "description": "The opening of the festival «Substanzen Jetzt.» kicks off two and a half weeks of exhibitions, events and encounters at the Photobastei in Zurich. From 12 to 29 November 2026, the Photobastei Zurich devotes itself to the multi-layered topic of psychoactive substances. With exhibitions, panels, concerts, films, workshops and regulars' tables, the festival sheds light on psychedelics from different perspectives and creates space for discourse, knowledge sharing and the exchange of experiences.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/eroffnung-97607/", "official_url": "https://substanzen-festival.ch/programm", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0edb175530556dff8022e0aa223a3cb2e834154de96b2c7f6aa25440c7a6ec09-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Substanzen Jetzt. – Stammtisch", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "prix libre", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/drugs"], "description": "The «Substanzen Jetzt. – Stammtisch» is a new, informal format where anyone can ask their questions about psychoactive substances. It is run by the «Substanzen Jetzt.» festival; in an intimate setting and with expert guidance, participants exchange ideas with like-minded people and experts such as doctors, therapists and safer-use specialists. Topics range from set and setting, trip preparation and integration to microdosing, combined use, psychedelics in older age, and how parents can talk to teenagers about drugs. The experts are met at an apéro at the start, and entry is on a pay-what-you-wish basis with a bar service.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/substanzen-jetzt-stammtisch-116464/", "official_url": "https://substanzen-festival.ch/programm/stammtisch-14-november", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d241b431c6cd3e73bc02104cbfefb84badda7615cc5217115e46e5afc2c91943-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Zürcher Fachsymposium Palliative Care", "start": "2026-11-19T12:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-19T17:15:00+01:00", "place": "Gesundheitszentrum für das Alter Mattenhof, Helen-Keller-Strasse 12, 8051 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Fr. 140.–", "price_from": "140.00", "price_to": "140.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/palliative-care"], "description": "The Zürcher Fachsymposium Palliative Care is a professional symposium that takes up current topics in palliative care and also sheds light on health-policy aspects. This year's edition carries the title 'Das Lebensende akzeptieren: Zwischen Hoffen, Handeln und Loslassen' (Accepting the end of life: between hoping, acting and letting go). It is organised by the Schulungszentrum Gesundheit and the Gesundheitszentrum für das Alter Mattenhof. It is aimed at adults and professionals, the venue is barrier-free and an accessible toilet is available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/zurcher-fachsymposium-palliative-care-32950/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Das Kokaintabu", "start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/psychiatry", "society/drug-policy"], "description": "Das «Kokaintabu» is a panel discussion on the goals, opportunities and risks of cocaine-supported treatment. Geneva psychiatrist Daniele Zullino, who heads addiction medicine at Geneva University Hospital, presents his considerations and discusses them with Romain Bach, co-secretary general of the addiction association GREA; Michael Herzig, former drug commissioner of the city of Zurich, moderates. The event addresses stereotypical assumptions about cocaine and opens a drug-policy window onto French-speaking Switzerland. The discussion is held in German, with translation provided if needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/das-kokaintabu-116467/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e51b68d16032448edbe18e47fe3182d715e182958e02e65558d2307638f8a098-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hörstationen von Substanzielles.ch", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-29T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/drugs"], "description": "The listening stations of Substanzielles.ch are a special exhibition in which people speak openly, in a differentiated way and without judgment about their personal experiences with psychoactive substances. They are part of the festival «Substanzen Jetzt.» at the Photobastei in Zurich and run from 12 to 29 November 2026. They can be heard from Wednesday to Sunday. The festival brings together various programmes on the topic of substances.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/horstationen-von-substanziellesch-97625/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0edb175530556dff8022e0aa223a3cb2e834154de96b2c7f6aa25440c7a6ec09-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Silent Zurich - A festival to discover silence", "start": "2026-11-11T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturhaus Helferei Zürich", "address": "Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich", "price": "Most of the more than fifty events are free of charge. Registration or a ticket is required for indi", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "\"Silent Zurich\" is a festival inviting people to experience silence together in the city. Held for the fifth time, it takes place across three festival venues, including the Kulturhaus Helferei. A dense program of workshops, meditations and talks, with film, music and movement, shows a variety of ways to find peace even in a hectic city. Most of the more than fifty events are free of charge, while individual events require registration or a ticket.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/silent-zurich-a-festival-to-discover-silence-59626/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a8b72fa015900776dc7a70c62a42d5d2b903c5b8cb63e330a4197f58dbaf40bb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Substanzen Jetzt. - Das Festival", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-29T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["art/psychedelic-art", "occasion/festival", "society/drugs"], "description": "On 12 November, the festival \"Substanzen Jetzt.\" opens with a special event at the venue. It marks the start of the festival programme running from 12 to 29 November. The festival offers a wide range of formats: exhibitions of psychedelic art, panel discussions, tables with experts, concerts, films, workshops and a party on the middle weekend. These open up new perspectives and create altered states of consciousness entirely without substances.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/substanzen-jetzt-das-festival-116458/", "official_url": "https://substanzen-festival.ch/programm/eroeffnung?ansicht=chronologisch&ereignis=eroeffnung", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9992dc377bb8164dd775aa26ce6b8838614445e4104d3a9249fa49f2b632fa97-1200.webp"}, {"title": "SubzDance", "start": "2026-11-21T23:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Photobastei 2.0", "address": "Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich", "price": "Normalpreis: 30.-", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/electronic/techno"], "description": "SubzDance is a rave at the Photobastei in Zurich, with plenty of dancing to house, acid house, techno, psy-techno and Zenon. The party is organised jointly by the two collectives Haggerrave and HotundHü. The question of how mindfulness and recklessness go hand in hand forms the theme, with the handling of substances in nightlife woven into it. In the evening the DIZ's mobile drug checking lab is on site for substance analyses, and the audience must be 18 or older.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/subzdance-116476/", "official_url": "https://substanzen-festival.ch/programm/festivalparty", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e7c57861e66f0d07bd79fe2d38035590153ad6b0c972a9426966ac8a3cf4622c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "CCCZ Oncology Symposium: Prostate Cancer", "start": "2026-11-09T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universitätsspital Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Free of charge", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/cancer-research"], "description": "An oncology symposium by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zürich (CCCZ) on prostate cancer, offering a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of a specific tumor entity. It is organized by the CCCZ and is primarily educational, featuring lectures on topics such as diagnostics, therapy, clinical trials and research, delivered by CCCZ experts and distinguished guest speakers. The event is part of the series CCCZ Oncology Symposia and takes place in the Grosser Hörsaal OST at the university hospital. Registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/cccz-oncology-symposium-prostate-cancer-97560/", "official_url": "https://www.usz.ch/en/event/cccz-oncology-symposium-prostate-cancer-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/acb0d3095c746b9ce35bdba2fd38bf0ee428efbceb25f49cddc9a0a0f01a18d6-2000.webp"}]}